An honest review of Lululemon’s $99 sports bra

I purchase a lot of gym clothes. I tell myself they are going to somehow help actually get me to the gym. Sometimes they work, and sometimes I just wear them to brunch. But of all the activewear I purchase, there is one factor more important than aesthetics, and that’s keeping the girls in check.

The fabric, known as Ultralu, is lightweight, breathable and absorbs sweat. And the best part is this bra requires no underwire. The cups are encapsulated and the four cross-over straps are luxuriously thick, fitting snug to your back and shoulders. The front of the sports bra comes up quite high, and whilst it’ll never win any awards for being ‘sexy’ this is not only the most comfortable sports bra I’ve ever worn but the most comfortable bra I’ve ever had period.

So comfortable in fact, I have taken to wearing it underneath my work clothes to save me time when I hit the gym on my lunch break. And now that I no longer need to wear two sports bras or an additional crop top, the Enlite Bra is quite literally replacing all bras in my drawer.

However, we all know what the ultimate test is, how does it perform when you’re in midst of a dirty WOD or the last round of a HIIT circuit. Answer: just as good as you thought it would. I mean where else did you think this rave review was going?

I’ve worn this bra to yoga, through numerous HIIT workouts, to Crossfit that one time I got tricked into going, and most recently on a number of runs. As a self-described non-runner this was always going to be the real test, and the Enlite Bra holds up. With the scuba suit-like fabric holding your boobs flush to your chest (without completely squashing them), I felt so secure in this sports bra that I may become a ‘runner’ after all. I said ‘may’! There wasn’t any bouncing, the straps weren’t digging it to my shoulders and the hook and eyes on the back sit flush, rather than digging into your spine once you collapse on the floor post-workout.